Supreme Court Rules on Attorneys' Fees Awards in Copyright Cases
On Thursday, June 16, 2016, the US Supreme Court ruled that Supap Kirtsaeng, the prevailing party in a copyright infringement litigation, should be entitled to persuade a lower court to enter an award entitling him to recovery of his attorneys' fees . The plaintiff, a Thai student who financed his education in the United States by selling imported textbooks, previously won a case before the Supreme Court, convincing the Court that it is lawful to purchase copyrighted books a
US Supreme Court ruling lowers the bar for obtaining enhanced patent infringement damages
On Monday, June 13, 2016, the US Supreme Court overturned the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals' standard for awarding enhanced patent infringement damages under 35 USC Section 284. Chief Justice John G. Roberts wrote the court's unanimous decision. Under Section 284, a court may award enhanced damages for patent infringement in the amount up to three times the actual damages. However, Section 284 does not provide explicit guidance regarding how and when a court should exerc
